Please note that the Traxler Counterattack should not be played at highest level. Intro Note: This is one opening that is pretty different than the others. Many play wrong and end up having to deal with forks, pins, skewers, and many threats of ...
Introduction Pawn endgames. How are they useful? How are they dangerous? How are they full of tactics? Well, lets find out! The Square of the Pawn Well lets start off with a losing position for white. Or is it really losing? Lets figure ou...
Introduction: The rook vs. "other pieces" is sometimes a tricky endgame. This blog gives you no gaurantee to win all your games that are like the rook vs. "other pieces", but has some important tips that may be useful in your future games. Ske...
Introduction This is basically a "part 2" of the very first blog I ever made called Openings for White So this time, we're doing openings for black. Opening 1. French Defense e4, e6 So, the more usual variation is e4, e6, ...
Introduction Hello again, and today, instead of talking about openings, and middlegames- we are here to talk about endgames- something just as important as the others. One of the most common mistakes in the endgame is that even if you are winnin...
Itroduction: In the middle game, there are many things you should do. Blunder Check Castle before your opponent Fight for the center Get your rook into play before your opponent Now what do these tips mean, and how can we use them in the midd...
Introduction d4, d5, c4 I usually like to play this as white, because there are so many ways to get back your pawn with a winning position, with you controlling the center and ahead in development. Here is how most of the Queens Gambits I play...
Introduction e4, c5 the Sicilian defense is one of the BIG 5 openings, for more advanced players - most players don't know what that is... The Secret The move you want to fight for in the Sicilian defense is d5. To get this move in, there mi...
Introduction The English Opening c4 - This move fights for the center, like any other reasonable pawn move in the first move, but one move has a lot of meaning ____________________________________________________________________________________...
Hello. In Chess, openings are very important. It is the chance to develop your pieces, and get ready for the middle game. You cannot just spit out whatever opening you feel like, but it has to be a powerful opening that you know. You cannot be ...
